DC Health Check / One-week baseline
Example building
Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 · one building · local calendar days
Fictional example
- Completed shipped orders
- 4,000
- Shipped units
- 9,600
- Direct paid hours
- 640.00
- Direct labor cost
- $12,800.00
Units per direct paid hour
15.00Shipped units ÷ direct paid hours
9,600 ÷ 640.00 = 15.00
Direct labor cost per completed order
$3.20Direct labor cost ÷ completed shipped orders
$12,800.00 ÷ 4,000 = $3.20
| Day | Orders | Units | Paid hours | Labor cost | Units/hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Aug 31 | 800 | 1,920 | 128.00 | $2,560.00 | 15.00 |
| Tue, Sep 1 | 700 | 1,680 | 112.00 | $2,240.00 | 15.00 |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 650 | 1,560 | 104.00 | $2,080.00 | 15.00 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 550 | 1,320 | 112.00 | $2,240.00 | 11.79 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 950 | 2,280 | 144.00 | $2,880.00 | 15.83 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 350 | 840 | 40.00 | $800.00 | 21.00 |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $0.00 | — |
Three next checks
- Review Thursday first: it has the lowest units per paid hour among days with hours. Check work mix, inbound/returns work and cut-off timing before interpreting the difference.
- Reconcile the 4,000 completed orders and 640.00 paid hours to the source exports; check split shipments, repeat IDs and all paid shifts.
- Confirm the cost basis: wages including overtime premiums. It covers pick, pack and ship time for the same seven dates.
Input checks: All seven days have orders, units and paid hours entered. Cost coverage is complete.
Definitions: count each completed shipped order once on its final ship date; attribute its units to that date. Paid hours include pick, pack and ship paid time, including overtime once. Cost basis: wages including overtime premiums. Weekly ratios divide weekly totals, not daily averages. This tool cannot verify source completeness. Work mix and timing can change these ratios; no external benchmark, causal diagnosis or guaranteed savings is implied.
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